C3category 3
Hurricane Irene (1981)
Hurricane Irene formed in the North Atlantic on 21 September 1981 and faded on 3 October 1981. Peak wind 194 km/h (105 kt), category 3, lowest pressure 959 hPa. No landfall.
194 km/hPeak wind · 105 kt
959 hPaLowest pressure
11.8 daysDuration
8,795 kmTrack length · ACE 22.2
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